Gage-wheel.



PATENTED JUNE 25, 1907,

A. w. HOWELL. GAGE WHEEL. APPLICATION FILED AIEJZ, 1906.

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AUSTIN W. HOWELL, OF HANOVER TOWNSHIP, LIOKING COUNTY, OHIO.

GAGE-WHEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 25, 1907.

Application filed April 12,1906. Serial No. 311,204.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUSTIN W. HOWELL, a citizen of the United States,residing in Hanover township, in the county of Licking and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gage- Wheels,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to age wheels for breaking plows, and one therincipal objects of the invention is toprovid whereby the gage wheel maybe adjusted vertically during the plowing operation to permit the plow1point to enter the ground at more or less dept and to avoidobstructions.

Another object of the invention is to provide means within the reach ofthe plowman, to raise or lower the gage wheel, to carry the plow pointunder or over an obstruction or rough piece of ground whenever deemednecessary by the plowman.

Another object of my invention is to provide means for adjusting thegage wheel at an angle to the beam.

These and other objects may beattained by means of the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fi ure 1 is a side elevation of a plow to which my improved gage wheelis connected, and shown in operative position. Fig. 2 is a frontelevation of the gage wheel and showing its manner of attachment to thebeam of the plow, the beam being shown in section. Fig. 3 is a detailplan view showing the manner of adjustingFthe gage wheel at an angle tothe beam. ig. 4 is a perspective view of the upper portion of theadjusting lever. Fig. 5 is a detail lan view.

Referring to t e drawing for a more particular description of myinvention, the numeral l designates the beam of a low, 2 is thestandard, 3 is the mold boar 4 is the handle, 5 is the plow point, and 6is the clevis, these parts being of the usual or any suitableconstruction.

Connected to the beam 1 is a plate 7, said plate bein attached to thebeam by means of four bo ts 8 extending through the plate 7, andprovided with nuts 9 and washers 10 for holding said plate in adjustedposit-ion upon the beam. A stud 11 rojects outward from the plate 7 andpivotally connected upon said stud is a vertical bar 12 provided withadjusting perforations 13 by means of which said bar may be adjusted toholdthe gage wheel 14 at any required e means height relatively to thebeam. The age wheel 14 is j ournaled in the lower end 0% the bar 12 andin the forward end of an angular brace 15 upon a suitable axle 16. Theoperating lever 17 at its lower end is provided with a hinged section 18and the front end of the angular brace 15 is also provided with a hingedsection 19, and at the rear end of said angular brace a slot 20 isprovided for adjustment of said brace bar relatively to the operatinglever 17 by means of bolts 21. The lever 17 extends upwardly to one sideof the beam 1 and is provided with a stop plate 22 which is adjustableon the lever 17 by means of a slot 23 and a bolt 24 to engage a notch 25in a bar 26 extending parallel with the beam and provided at its frontend with a hinged section 27 through which the stud 11 passes. is spacedfrom the-beam 1 by means of a bolt 28 which serves as a stop to engageany of the notches 29 in the operating lever 17. Connected to the upperend of the operating lever is a handled portion 30 provided at its upperend with a handle 31, said handled portion being connected at its lowerend to the lower section of said operating lever by means of a bolt 33passing through a slot 32,

shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. Said handled portion is provided with across slot 34 and a bolt 35 which permits the handle 31 to be raised andlowered.

Whenever it is required to set the gage wheel at an angle to the beam 1a beveled washer'36, Fig. 3, is interposed between the beam and theplate 7. v

From the foregoing it will be obvious that a gage Wheel constructed andattached to a beam as described, can be immediately swung upward to passa stone or obstruction in sight of the plowman, and may be immediatelyadjusted by lowering the same after the obstruction has been passed.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. A gage wheel, a bar to which said gage wheel is journaled, said barbeing pivoted near its upper end at the side of the beam, and anoperating lever connected to the axle of the gage wheel and extending upbetween the handles of the plow, and provided with a hand hold forraising and lowering said wheel, and means for holding said lever inadjusted position, substantially as described.

2. A gage wheel .for plows comprising a bar pivoted at the side of thebeam upon a The rear end of the bar 26 stud projecting outward from aplate bolted tothe beam, a gage wheel journaled to the lower end of saidbar, an operating lever connected to the axle of said gage wheel, anangular brace connected to said operating lever and to said axle, saidoperating lever being provided with a series of notches, a boltextending laterally from the beam to engage said notches, and a pivotedhandle portion provided with a handle, substantially as described.

3. A gage wheel for plows com rising a bar, a plate secured at the sideof t e beam and provided with an outwardly extending stud, said barhaving adjusting perforations therein, and being pivotally mounted uponsaid stud, a gage wheel j ournaled in the lower end of said bar, anoperating lever connected to the axle of said gage wheel and extendingup within reach of the plowman, means for holding said adjusting leverin adjusted position to raise and lower the gage wheel, and means foradjusting said gage wheel at an angle to the beam, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

AUSTIN W. HOWELL. Witnesses WV. E. ANDERSON, ADEN S. HOWELL.

